dimebrite2

Word is out for sure and fishing has been good. What a great early shot we've had. Its been a while since we've had such a good august shot. As most know it can be hit or miss and there's never a guarantee but its pretty solid for sure...

What a good forum this is with the group of guys that bs here and share various fishing adventures. Finally just decided to start a new account after struggling to sign back in but have followed for the past two months periodically. Thanks to twobob for sharing some of my pics. What a great spring and summer its been... keep on keeping on!!!

 
Welcome back Andy! That was a great picture of you and your son on the DSC site,that'll be a great memory to share in the future.
Seeing those pictures and reading the reports is really making it hard to not make a early run,but I know as soon as I get there the Salmon will all go back to the lake and shoot me the fin.So I'll use my head and wait a bit

Good to be back guys thanks.... yeah jack he was happy for sure but last year around sept. 17th is still stuck in his head. I guess you could say he got spoiled that day :) as usual third week of September should be about a wrap for me. Definitely looking forward to the mother load that will be coming this year. Right now theres Fish in the river, fish in the estuary , fish in the mouth and thousands of fish around 200 ft. Out on the lake... its sure gonna be big when it comes. Tight lines boys

wet feat ??? Thats all ??? man I woulda thought you might have had easily 100 snagger hook-ups today
Don't feel too bad, all the Mohawk gave up yesterday was, 3 dink smallies and a fun boat ride.. Oh yea , good times indeed too..

Yes welcome back DB.   I myself am frantically trying to get my wood cut and get stuff buttoned up for winter so I can relax.   I may take a trip up this weekend or after work but I have been hearing the perch are starting to pile up soooooooo..........

I may have to do a suicide run before I head for western wilderness.
Glad to see a good start for some good people.  Go swing some comets, Clint; it'll help you wait for steelies. 

I look at it as mid Aug? What could you expect.
I saw fish moving up so the opportunity was there I just didn't grab it.
If I had a full day I woyld have gone to a spot thatt had some shadows till late morning (my first choice but the one I didn't take,
It would have been below the lifters (at least the ones I saw)  and maybe the fish would have been holding better.
I got what I paid for and happy with it.
I love the  river.
Should also mention that of the 20 or so fish I saw half were coho.
They were the only ones that slowed down ,the kings were just blowing by, and I didn't prepare for coho fishing even if they weren't terrified. 
New 10ft ECHO will take some getting used to.
First 4 piece rod I've ever used.
Seemed a bit clunky and stiff at first, but I had a feeling with it before I left.
 
Tuna I don't expect to go thru a box of 50 #2 hooks anytime soon.

Is there a big difference in the flies you guys use for cohos compared to kings? Is it just size or pattern also? I'm going to be in the area all next week for the first time and would like to give it a go.

Have had decent Ho luck with pink colors in 6 or 8 upriver and of course blue egg sacs.

Thanks for the info guys. I have a lot of buggers and comets tied up in bright and natural colors.

All this talk about fish starting to show up is making it hard to think of anything else. Great to hear all is OK with DB great picture of you and your son. Congrats

capeangler

All this talk about fish starting to show up is making it hard to think of anything else. Great to hear all is OK with DB great picture of you and your son. Congrats

Scott good to hear from you too. It sure is a great start

Two Bob, how is the chips man these days?
You know yourself 100 yards of water can be a whole other ball game... actually sometimes just a few steps up or downstream

Db, while I agree the presentation to a salmon can be better , I don't think the fishing is any different a few 100 yards or so. They move hold- move hold until they hit their digging destination . So it seems.

Steelhead , absolutely . It can be night or day :)

Who is bill ? A steelhead is a grateful head ?

One more quick question guys. Is there anywhere down near the mouth that you can shore fish or wade and cast spoons or other hardware? Maybe a pier or something?

Sorry I had misunderstood an Email I got from MS.
It seems he was fishing much lower on the river than I thought.
Beechs with seasons passes definately have an advantage at this time.